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high time it is the right time to do something.

wake up on the wrong

side of bed

to feelgrumpy, irritable; to be easily

annoyed

last straw The last of a series of annoyances ordisappointments that leads one to a finalloss of patience, temper, trust, or hope.

your word (of honour) have your promises

In the nick of time Just in time; at the precise moment./Justbefore it is to late.

Turn over a new leaf To change ones behavior for the better.

here theres smoke,theres fire

hen there is an indication or sign ofsomething bad, usually the indication iscorrect.

!tone throw "ear

#ace the music Take punishment

$eep ones fingercrossed

To wish or hope for something

$eep in touch to talk or write to someone, to maintaincontact with someone

% bed of roses % pleasant or easy situation.

Take ones hat off &to

somebody'

To show respect and admiration for

someone.

$eeps a stiff upper lip act in a way that doesnt show anyemotions

In the limelight %t the centre of attention.

(ive a piece of ones )unish or scold
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No Idiom Meaning

*ub salt into the wound To make someones pain or sorrow even

worse

+ome to blows To reach the point of fighting aboutsomeone or something

ong face look sad

-eart is set on&something'

to be desiring and epecting something/tobe determined to get or do someone orsomething./ to want something very much

ook on the bright side consider the positive aspects of a negativesituation/ignoring the bad for a moment0considering the positive aspects of asituation/every bad situation has somepositives

1low ones own trumpet hen someone speaks in praise of himselfor herself.

1orn with a silver spoonin his mouth

born into wealth and privilege/to be the sonor daughter of a very rich family/1orn into

a wealthy family.% leopard cant changeits spots

can2t change who they are/a person cannotchange who they are, a person cannotchange their identity

Just around the corner going to happen very soon/not far away,going to happen soon

% sight to behold seeing it is in some way special, eitherspectacularly beautiful or, e3ually,incredibly ugly or revolting

-ave a whale of a time to en4oy yourself very much/to have a verygood time.

+ry over split milk To regret something cannot be undone.

Throw in the towel to 3uit rom boing, where this is done bya boer2s trainer to stop the fight.'/ (iveup.


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end a hand To assist or help

)iece of cake something easy to do/easy

#lying colors with great success

$eep ones fingerscrossed

To wish or hope for something/to wish forluck for someone or something, sometimesby actually crossing one2s fingers; to hopefor a good outcome for someone orsomething.

have one2s heart set onsomething

to be desiring and epecting something/tobe determined to get or do someone orsomething

% far cry from very different from something

stand on your own twofeet

to be independent and provide yourselfwith all the things that you need to livewithout having to ask anyone else to help

5perience is the bestteacher.

6ou will learn more from things thathappen to you in real life than you will from

hearing about or studying things thathappen to other people/ifeteachesmoreeffectivelythanbooksorschool.

7ut of 3uestion Impossible

(reen light To give permission for someone to dosomething or for something to happen.

+up of tea to be something that one prefers or desires

1eat about the bush $eep evading the point instead of statingthe matter clearly/ to avoid answering a3uestion; to stall; to waste time/ to avoidtalking about a difficult or embarrassingsub4ect because you are worried aboutupsetting the person you are talking to


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(rab a bite to get something to eat; to get food thatcan be eaten 3uickly

No Idiom Meaning

8ake off with To depart in haste; run away.

put off To delay; postpone9pull together To make a 4oint effort.#eeling blue depression or unhappiness.In the red In debt.8ake both ends meet to earn and spend e3ual amounts of money/to

have 4ust enough money to pay for the thingsthat you need

!pread like wildlife *apidly and intensely

Take the bull by thehorns

to confront a problem head:on and deal with itopenly

et bygones be bygones #orgive someone for something he or she did

in the pastbutter &someone' up to flatter someone

turn downsomebody/something

to refuse to accept or agree to something, or tosomeone2s idea

look after someone orsomething

to take care of someone or something

talk it over discuss it, hash it over

bogged down stuck; prevented from making progress.

hyped up Slangstimulated or ecited by

Tag along To follow or 4oin others, even if not invited.

)rovide for

Turn up to arrive or appear/to find or be found, esp byaccident/to increase the flow, volume/Informalto cause to vomit

-eard of &usually in 3uestions and negatives' to receiveinformation about someone/something

get on your nerves to annoy someone a lot

The devils advocate to put forward arguments against or ob4ectionsto a proposition:which one may actually agreewith:purely to test the validity of theproposition./ to pretend to be against an ideaor plan which a lot of people support in order to

make people discuss it in more detail and thinkabout it more carefully+arry on To continue &with something'

+lean up tomakeaplacecompletelycleanandtidy/towashsomeonewhoisdirty/tostopbad, unfair,orcriminalbehaviourinaplaceoractivity

$ick off To start
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+hip off the old block a person &usually a male' who behaves in thesame way as his father or resembles his father.Take it easy &v' To rela8ake hay while the sunshines

to do something while the situation orconditions are right/If you have an opportunityto do something, do it before the opportunityepires

+ut down &on' something To cause something/to reduce)ick up To drive someone to another place/ to learn

gradually, without formal teaching/ to recover/to improve/ to increase.

+ount on/upon someone To rely on someone

+atch someone red:handed

+atch someone while they are doingsomething wrong

et the cat out of thebag

To tell what should be kept a secret

%s pleased as punch ery pleased

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